
Tom LaCroix
David Taylor, nicknamed the Magic Man, is an American freestyle wrestler who currently resides and trains in State College, Pennsylvania. Taylor was crowned the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Champion at 86 kg after defeating Iran's Yazdani in the finals. Other career accolades include 2018 World Champion in Budapest, 2021 World Silver medalist in Oslo, three-time Pan-American Champion, Ivan Yarygin Champion, two-time NCAA champion at Penn State, two-time Dan Hodge award winner, and four-time Ohio State Champion. At Penn State, Taylor won four Big 10 titles from 2011-14, with his first at 157 and the other three at 165. He reached the finals of NCAA's four times as well, but only won in his sophomore and senior seasons.
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/17 | W | F 0-0 | Z. Boyles | Mt. Greylock | Frontier Duals | Round 1 | 132 | |
02/17 | W | TF 18-1 | B. Dufault | South Hadley | Frontier Duals | Round 1 | 132 | |
02/17 | W | TF 17-1 | T. Mccdgan | Hampshire | Frontier Duals | Round 1 | 132 | |
02/17 | W | F 0-0 | Z. Brown | Frontier Regional | Frontier Duals | Round 1 | 132 | |
02/15 | W | MD 13-3 | A. Craig | Portsmouth | Hollis Cavalier Duals | Round 1 | 132 | |
02/15 | W | MD 15-5 | J. Algeo | Bishop Guertin | Keene @ Bishop Guertin | Round 1 | 132 | |
02/14 | W | F 0-0 | F. Misirli | Bedford | Keene @ Bedford | Round 1 | 132 | |
02/06 | W | TF 18-1 | J. Smith | Exeter | Exeter @ Keene | Round 1 | 132 | |
01/31 | L | DQ 0-0 | D. Schinella | Concord | Keene @ Concord | Round 1 | 132 | |
01/27 | L | TF 19-4 | K. Ly | Minnechaug Regional High School | Springfield Duals | Round 1 | 132 | |
01/27 | W | MD 17-3 | L. Benoit | Lincoln Sudbury | Springfield Duals | Round 1 | 132 | |
01/27 | W | DEC 4-1 | B. Ploss | Newport | Keene Quad | Round 1 | 132 | |
01/27 | W | F 0-0 | T. Clack | Mascoma Valley Regional | Keene Quad | Round 1 | 132 | |
01/27 | W | F 0-0 | Z. Nuzzelillo | Kingswood Reg | Keene Quad | Round 1 | 132 | |
01/23 | W | F 3-0 0:49 | M. Coleman | Pinkerton Academy | Keene @ Pinkerton Academy | Round 1 | 132 | |
01/16 | W | MD 14-2 | P. Morrissey | Timberlane Regional | Keene @ Timberlane Regional | Round 1 | 132 | |
01/09 | W | MD 14-4 | G. Page | Nashua North | Nashua North @ Keene | Round 1 | 132 | |
01/03 | L | MD 15-5 | S. Buscema | Salem | Salem @ Keene | Round 1 | 132 | |
12/15 | W | F 0-0 | R. Albu | Windham | Keene @ Windham | Round 1 | 132 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/24 | W | DEC 5-0 | B. Ploss | Newport | 2024 NHIAA Meet of Champions | Round 1 | 132 | |
02/24 | W | F 6-0 5:25 | J. Algeo | Bishop Guertin | 2024 NHIAA Meet of Champions | Round 1 | 132 | |
02/24 | L | F 7-1 2:54 | N. Pass | Bedford | 2024 NHIAA Meet of Champions | Round 1 | 132 | |
02/24 | W | DEC 4-0 | D. Griffin | Winnisquam Reg | 2024 NHIAA Meet of Champions | Round 1 | 132 | |
02/24 | L | F 2-0 1:28 | C. Arbogast | Pinkerton Academy | 2024 NHIAA Meet of Champions | Round 1 | 132 | |
02/24 | W | DEC 8-4 | I. Campbell | Goffstown | 2024 NHIAA Meet of Champions | Round 1 | 132 | |
02/17 | W | F 4-0 2:10 | H. Higgins | Exeter | Division I State Championship | Round 1 | 132 | |
02/17 | L | F 2-0 2:01 | E. Lynch | Salem | Division I State Championship | Round 1 | 132 | |
02/17 | W | F 8-0 2:45 | H. Durocher | Nashua North | Division I State Championship | Round 1 | 132 | |
02/17 | L | F 2-2 2:32 | H. Richard | Concord | Division I State Championship | Round 1 | 132 | |
02/17 | W | DEC 13-7 | J. Consalvo | Timberlane Regional | Division I State Championship | Round 1 | 132 | |
02/11 | W | F 0-0 | L. Benoit | Lincoln Sudbury | Springfield Duals | Round 1 | 132 | |
02/08 | W | DEC 10-8 | N. Pass | Bedford | Keene vs. Bedford | Round 1 | 132 | |
02/04 | L | F 0-0 | B. Wilding | Bishop Hendricken High School | MAU Duals | Round 1 | 132 | |
02/01 | W | F 9-2 2:00 | J. McDevitt | Nashua South | Keene @ Nashua South | Round 1 | 138 | |
01/20 | L | F 0-0 | C. Houle | Northfield Mount Hermon School | Keene @ Northfield Mount Hermon School | Round 1 | 132 | |
01/18 | L | DEC 6-3 | E. Lynch | Salem | Salem @ Keene | Round 1 | 132 | |
01/11 | W | TF 18-2 | J. Consalvo | Timberlane Regional | Timberlane Regional @ Keene | Round 1 | 132 | |
12/21 | W | F 0-0 | C. Wyman | Manchester Memorial | Keene @ Manchester Memorial | Round 1 | 132 | |
12/21 | W | F 0-0 | I. Bachhuber | Manchester Central | Keene vs. Manchester Central | Round 1 | 132 | |
12/14 | L | DEC 3-1 | G. Norwalt | Concord | Keene @ Concord | Round 1 | 132 | |
12/07 | W | MD 14-6 | J. Hoyt | Windham | Keene @ Windham | Round 1 | 132 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/25 | W | DEC 4-2 | L. Smith | Salem | Division I State Tournament | Semifinals | 120 | |
02/12 | W | NC 0-0 | G. Norwalt | Concord | Capital City Classic | Round 1 | 120 | |
02/12 | W | DEC 4-2 | C. McMahon | Pinkerton Academy | Capital City Classic | Round 1 | 120 | |
01/31 | W | F 0-0 | A. Ruff | Plymouth Regional Hs | Capital City Classic | Round 1 | 120 | |
01/28 | W | DEC 8-5 | T. Levasseur | Noble HS | Capital City Classic | Round 1 | 120 | |
01/28 | L | F 5-0 1:57 | A. Moura | Bow | Capital City Classic | Quarterfinals | 120 | |
01/19 | W | DEC 4-2 TB1 | L. Smith | Salem | Keene @ Salem | Round 1 | 120 | |
01/18 | W | DEC 12-10 | R. Lyons | Milford | Springfield duals | Round 1 | 120 | |
01/15 | L | F 0-0 | B. Carbone | Shawsheen Valley Technical | Springfield duals | Round 1 | 120 | |
01/05 | W | TF 16-0 | J. Smith | Exeter | Exeter @ Keene | Round 1 | 120 |